The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup which sees a solid roster of established international auteurs compete for the Golden Lion alongside lesser-known helmers. The Lido’s 69th edition, which features 50 world preems, marks a change in artistic director at the fest from Marco Mueller to Alberto Barbera who returns as Lido topper after heading Venice between 1998 and 2001 and subsequently being in charge of Italy’s national film museum. Barbera, who has slimmed-down the lineup, is also launching Venice’s first bona-fide film mart.

Ramin Bahrani’s movie, “At Any Price,” will also be screened at the Venice Film Festival and will take part in the competition. The festival takes place from 29 August to 8 September.

A first look at Zac Efron as Dennis Quaid’s son in “At Any Price” has been uncovered. Making its way out onto the web via Toronto International Film Festival official site, the image offers a close-up look at Efron who dons a race jacket. The background is unclear and doesn’t explain as to where he stands.

In addition to Efron’s image, a first look at Quaid in the movie has been unveiled. Doning a plaid blue shirt, the lead protagonist is pictured standing alone on a road. Behind him, there’s a landscape of a farm which represents the theme of the movie.

Set in the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple (Quaid) wants his rebellious son Dean (Efron) to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high stakes investigation into their business is exposed, the father and son are pushed into an unexpected situation that threatens the family’s entire livelihood.

“At Any Price” is directed, written and co-produced by Ramin Bahrani. While it still hasn’t got a U.S. release date, the drama has been slated to hold its world premiere at the TIFF in September. Joining Efron and Quaid in the cast ensemble are Clancy Brown, Heather Graham, Kim Dickens, Red West and Maika Monroe. [Source]

On Sunday (July 22) at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, Zac Efron walked away with two surfboards – aka awards. The Disney-spawned star won Choice Movie Actor: Romance and Choice Movie Actor: Drama for his role in “The Lucky One.”

The actor took the stage at Los Angeles’ Gibson Ampitheatre and thanked his fans, who he termed “the best in the world.” The star was dressed down for the event in an olive shirt and khaki pants.

One fan on Twitter congratuled Zefron with this accolade: “Congratulations to Zac Efron for being probably the only man who came from Disney Channel and made it this far without a singing career.”

Demi Lovato and “Glee’s” Kevin McHale hosted the annual show that was studded with performances by Flo-Rida and No Doubt. Other winners included Ellen DeGeneres, Selena Gomez, Miranda Cosgrove and Kristen Stewart. [Source]

Young Hollywood actor Zac Efron has humbly insisted that he is a far cry from being the heartthrob that the public claims him to be. Efron found his fame and army of female fans with his stint in Disney’s “High School Musical” films.

The young actor told the New York Daily News that he really does not see himself as a sex symbol. Efron also shared that his family and friends helped him in many ways in order to keep his feet firmly on the ground.

“They know exactly who I am and I’m far from a heartthrob,” said the 24-year-old Efron. “That word kind of follows you around, but I don’t know how exactly one earns it,” he added.

Meanwhile, Efron also revealed how he manages to keep his real and celebrity life apart.

“You kind of put life into two parts of your mind. There’s the Hollywood section and then there’s real life. One of them is more of a show but it never overshadows real life for me. As long as you can draw a comparison between the two, one of which you know to be more important, you’re good. For me, the choice is very easy. One is where I work, one is where I live,” the actor revealed to the New York Daily News.

Despite his humility with these given symbolic titles of being sexy and a heartthrob, Zac Efron is still gaining recognition, mostly with female audiences, for his looks and acting abilities. Efron was named second on the People’s 2011 Most Beautiful list.

For this year, Efron became busy with numerous projects, which includes his voice character as Ted Wiggins in the animated film “The Lorax” and starring in the film adaptation of Nicholas Spark’s novel “The Lucky One.” To make him even busier, Efron has also filmed his role in the upcoming independent film “The Paperboy” alongside Australian actress Nicole Kidman. With that, Zac Efron’s legion of female fans will definitely be delighted to see more of the young heartthrob actor on the big screen. [Source]

Just wanted to let you know that I have updated the content on the whole website, so do not hesitate and check it! By the way, I decided to restore the former LiveJournal section and incorporate it into the website. I also added some icons with Zac, but if you wish to donate your icons, do not hesitate and send them to me.

What is more, I will be also adding some puzzles featuring newer pictures of Zac Efron. In the meantime, enjoy what we already have in our puzzles section!

Several brand new Penshoppe promotional images of Zac Efron have been just released. Enjoy viewing these awesome images below!

By the way, the things with Zac has been pretty slow lately and so has this website. I was kinda busy with my personal life and work, but I promise to update this website on a regular basis as I used to do. So expect much more updates this time!

After his alleged relationship with Lily Collins fizzled out, there was no way Zac Efron was going to stay single for long. And as this sneaky photo posted by an awesome Twitter spy reveals, he may have found his latest lady friend already, in the form of Swedish model Alexandra Storm.

Zac and Alexandra were spotted getting cosy in the Café de Paris, Monte Carlo, where Zac appears to be reclining in the arms of the female hottie, their heads nearly touching. [Source]

After almost two years, there is a completely new layout at Zac-Efron.US. I still liked the previous one, however, many of you asked me to change the design finally. So here it is… A brand new layout which was designed by Skye @ Retro Creatives. I hope you love it as much as I do!

I will be updating all pages and the sidebar in a minute. In the meantime, feel free to browse the website and enjoy a new layout!